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Summary
Systems administrator with 7 years across datacenter operations, NOC, and hosting infrastructure. Deep hands-on: server hardware through BGP. CompTIA Security+ certified, targeting network security engineering.
Experience
System Administrator at PureVoltage Hosting, Inc.
Aug 2026 – Present · Dallas, TX
- Administer dedicated server and colocation infrastructure across multiple datacenter sites
- IPMI/BMC operations and recovery: firmware repair, chip-level reflash, out-of-band management buildout
- Network operations: switch/router configuration, VLAN architecture, cross-connect installs, transit troubleshooting
- Hardware lifecycle: rack-level triage, component swaps, inventory source-of-truth upkeep (NetBox)
Lab Engineer at Apple (contract)
Apr 2024 – Jan 2025
- Lab systems engineering and hardware test infrastructure
Lab Infrastructure Engineer at AMD, GPU/AI Systems Lab (via TCS)
Jan 2024 – Mar 2024 · Austin, TX
- Built, racked, and maintained multi-GPU AI server platforms in the GPU validation lab, supporting engineering test cycles
- Provisioned bare-metal test hosts: firmware/BIOS, OS installs, driver stacks, and lab network connectivity
- Triaged GPU, PCIe, thermal, and power failures and coordinated hardware swaps to keep lab capacity online
Data Center Engineer at Evocative
Mar 2022 – Dec 2023 · Dallas, TX
- Datacenter operations: TCP/IP networking, security awareness practice, hardware deployments and maintenance
System Engineer at LinkedIn (contract, via staffing agency)
Jul 2022 – Mar 2023 · Richardson, TX
- Systems engineering with intrusion detection and security awareness focus
NOC Technician at Carrier-1 Data Centers
Aug 2019 – Jul 2022 · Dallas, TX
- Coordinated network and server migrations inside allotted maintenance windows
- Troubleshooting plus all hardware and network maintenance for client infrastructure
- Installed fiber/copper cross-connects for datacenter clients
Certifications
- CompTIA Security+ (ce) | verify on Credly
Skills
- Networking: Arista EOS, VyOS, VLANs/SVIs, LACP, DHCP relay, BGP fundamentals, WireGuard, fiber/copper cross-connects
- Systems: Linux administration, Proxmox VE, Docker, virtualization, IPMI/BMC/iDRAC, firmware recovery
- Security: Security+ certified, network segmentation, firewall policy (default-deny), pentest lab operations, TryHackMe (SSRF, IDOR, malware analysis tooling)
- Operations: NOC workflows, maintenance windows, NetBox documentation, monitoring and watchdogs
Home Lab
Production-style lab: dual Arista switches (LACP trunk), VyOS routing/firewall, segmented VLANs (lab/servers/storage/OOB-IPMI), isolated pentest segment, Proxmox cluster. Documented in Projects.